The document discusses adverbs and provides examples of different types of adverbs, focusing specifically on adverbs of frequency. It defines adverbs of frequency as words that answer the questions "How often?" or "How frequently?" and provide examples like always, usually, often, frequently, rarely, seldom, sometimes, occasionally, hardly ever, never, ever, and generally. It discusses the different positions these adverbs can appear in sentences and provides exercises for learners to practice using adverbs of frequency.

1. ADVERBS
An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause. An
adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how,"
"when," "where," "how much".
There are several types of adverbs: adverbs of time, frequency, duration, place, manner,
degree, linking adverbs, sentence adverbs, broad negative adverbs, focusing adverbs. This
class we are going to learn adverbs of frequency.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY:
Adverbs of Frequency answer the question "How often?" or "How frequently?" They tell
us how often somebody does something. The most common adverbs of frequency are: always,
usually, often, frequently, rarely, seldom, sometimes, occasionally, hardly ever, never, ever,
generally.
The following adverbs of frequency appear in various points in these sentences:
• Before the main verb: I never get up before nine o'clock.
• Between the auxiliary verb and the main verb: I have rarely written to my brother
without a good reason.
• Before the verb used to: I always used to see him at his summer home.
• Come after the verb to be.
Occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently and usually can also go at the beginning or
end of a sentence:
• Sometimes they come and stay with us.
• I play tennis occasionally.
Rarely and seldom can also go at the end of a sentence (often with "very"):
• We see them rarely.
• John eats meat very seldom.
Expressions like once a week, twice a month, three times a year, every day and etc,
generally go at the end of the sentence:

2. • My sister has seen ‘Ghost’ five times.
• I swim twice a week. I find it really necessary.
EXERCISES:
1) Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct position:
a. He listens to the radio. (often)
b. They read a book. (sometimes)
c. Pete gets angry. (never)
d. He goes to the movies. (rarely)
e. Mariah goes to the mall when she’s upset. (always)
f. My language teacher is late for the class. (hardly ever)
g. I like to eat pizza. (twice a month)
h. Have you been in France? (ever)
i. John plays the guitar in his room. (usually)
2) Underline the adverbs in the sentences below:
a. Once there was a fairy princess.
b. I always lock the door when I leave the house.
c. Rufus always digs holes everywhere in the garden.
d. I frequently visit my friends on the weekends.
e. Francis usually played volleyball on the beach.